José Ferreira Queimado
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José Ferreira Queimado (December 23, 1912 Olhalvo, Portugal - December 23, 2007 Lisbon, Portugal) was the former chairman of the S.L. Benfica, a Portuguese sports club based in the city of Lisbon. Queimado was elected chairman of S.L. Benfica on two separate occassions, June 16, 1966 and again on June 23, 1978.
Queimado was also known as a business entrepreneur who promoted Portugal's tourism and cork industries.
Ferreira Queimado died in Lisbon at the age of 94 on December 23, 2007 after a long illness.
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- Publico: Ferreira Queimado, president of S.L. Benfica, dies (Portuguese)
- Diario de Noticias: Ferreira Queimado obituary (Portuguese)